Serbian-American engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) made dozens of breakthroughs in the production, transmission and application of electric power. He invented the first alternating current (AC) motor and developed AC generation and transmission technology.
Shortly before he died alone in a New York hotel room, Nikola Tesla claimed to have 80 trunks filled with his life’s work. Everything from detailed plans for wireless electricity to weapons so powerful they could destroy entire cities. But after he died only a few of Tesla’s 80 trunks were reportedly found. For decades people have wondered what happened to the files contained in Tesla’s missing trunks.
In this series of episodes by the History Channel, researcher Marc recruits astrophysicist Travis and investigative journalist Jason to help unravel the mystery of inventor Nikola Tesla’s missing files; what happened and where they could have possibly went after he died.
In the second episode, the team heads to Colorado Springs to search for the remains of Nikola Tesla’s mysterious laboratory and attempt to prove that Tesla’s design for generating wireless electricity actually works.
In the third episode, the team investigates Nikola Tesla’s final residence, The New Yorker Hotel, and find evidence that it served as more than a home to him. They also travel to Wardenclyffe, Tesla’s infamous abandoned laboratory.
In the fourth episode, researcher Marc Seifer finds the smoking gun evidence proving the U.S. military wanted Tesla’s secret files, and the team makes an astonishing connection between Wardenclyffe Tower and the New Yorker Hotel.
In the fifth episode, Marc, Jason and Travis follow the trail back to New York where they discover traces of a shadow government bent on keeping Nikola Tesla’s files secret.